Join us on Thursday, October 9th when Polish-Canadian soprano Karoline Podolak, with Rachael Kerr (piano), will perform a program of sparkling gems from the operatic repertoire, and enchanting songs by Chopin, Rachmaninoff and Nowowiejski.
We are delighted to present Karoline Podolak as the first concert of our 128th season. Her burgeoning career has been widely recognized with many impressive awards, including:
- Bronze Cross of Merit from the President of Poland
- Grand Prix, Audience Choice Prize, Students’ Choice Prize and National Opera of Bordeaux Prize at the 2023 Nuits Lyriques International Competition in Marmande, France
- Grand Prize Winner at the 2023 George and Nora London Foundation Competition
- First Prize and Audience Choice Prize Winner at the 2022 Canadian Opera Company Competition
- Second Prize Winner at the 2023 Loren L. Zachary Vocal Competition
- Third Prize Winner at the 2024 Gerda Lissner Foundation Competition
You won't want to miss this beautiful concert. Get your tickets today!
Here is the repertoire you will enjoy at this concert:
Bell Song – Lakmé – Delibes
Songs, op. 74 – Chopin
Slavic Songs
Kazała mi Mama – Nowowiejski
Zdes’ khorosho – Rachmaninoff
Když mne stará matka zpívat učívala – Dvořák
The Nightingale – Alyabyev
Arias
On my lips every kiss is like wine – Giuditta – Lehár
Mein Herr Marquis – Die Fledermaus – J. Strauss
Quando m’en vo’ – La Bohème – Puccini
Una voce poco fa – The Barber of Seville – Rossini
Il bacio – Arditi
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